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Ask Temptalia Session #023

Ask Temptalia Session #023

Got a question? Now's the time to ask it!

I'm taking your questions and answering them today. You can feel free to ask any question you'd like, both beauty-related or unrelated.  Feel free to answer other readers' questions, too :) The more the merrier!

Don't be shy -- ask one or twenty or none! :)

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Guerlain Ombre Perlees Eyeshadow Palette

Guerlain Ombre Perlees Eyeshadow Palette

For our Natural Beauties: Guerlain's Take on Summer

This summer, Guerlain goes supremely natural with their Meteorites Perles Collection. It is definitely different from last summer's Summer Splash Collection.

I think those who find summer colors too bright, shimmered, or the like will find the Ombre...

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The Spring Season: Temptalia's Favorites

The Spring Season: Temptalia's Favorites

The Spring Season: Temptalia's Favorites

After many, many months of swatching and testing, these are my favorites--a whopping eighteen of them! During the Spring Season, we featured cooler nudes (9), cooler pinks (8), soft corals (8), lipglosses (15), warmer nudes (15), and warmer pinks (17) for a total of 72...

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Essie The Art of Spring Collection

Essie The Art of Spring Collection

Spring for Pastels for Your Nails

Essie's The Art of Spring Collection is a pretty-in-pastel six shade launch.  They're a nice bunch of colors that give you some color on your nails without being too bold, so they...

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The Spring Season: Coral Lipstick Wrap-up

The Spring Season: Coral Lipstick Wrap-up

The Spring Season: Coral Lipstick Wrap-up

Though a smaller part of our Spring Season, we featured several softer shades of coral (don't worry, brighter corals are coming!).  If there's anything these measly eight coral shades have told me... it's that I need to start hunting for some non-Guerlain...

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The Spring Season: Shiseido PK 327 Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color

The Spring Season: Shiseido PK 327 Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color

Shiseido PK 327 Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color

The Spring Season: Shiseido PK 327 Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color

Shiseido PK 327 Perfect Rouge Sheer Lip Color ($25.00) is a soft, sheered rosy pink with a very glossy finish and subtle color. On me, it really enhances the natural rosiness of my lips and...

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What summer collection are you most looking forward to?

What summer collection are you most looking forward to?

What summer collection are you most looking forward to? If you can't remember the names, all of the ones we've seen so far can be found here.

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Chanel's Pop-up de Chanel Collection (those aquas!), Lancome's bamboo-ish bronzer, Guerlain's Meteorites...

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Guerlain Meteorites Perles Collection / Dazzling Radiance Collection for Summer 2010

Guerlain Meteorites Perles Collection / Dazzling Radiance Collection for Summer 2010

Guerlain Dazzling Radiance Collection for Summer 2010

This summer is all about luminosity and dazzling radiance as we celebrate the newly formulated Météorites Perles. Guerlain has built a color collection that revolves around these ever so famous Pearls with a Purpose, with soft, delicate shades...

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The Spring Season: Lipgloss Wrap-up

The Spring Season: Lipgloss Wrap-up

The Spring Season: Lipgloss Wrap-up

Did you know that it's easier to swatch multiple lipsticks at once than lipglosses? Who knew! Let's take a look back at the lipglosses featured in the Spring Season...

The closest dupe to #4 (Cle de Peau #2) is #3 (Chanel Pin-up), but it's not quite as pigmented or...

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The Spring Season: Shiseido Pop Life (PK 406) Lipgloss

The Spring Season: Shiseido Pop Life (PK 406) Lipgloss

Shiseido Pop Life Lipgloss

The Spring Season: Shiseido Pop Life (PK 406) Lipgloss

Shiseido Pop Life (PK 406) Luminizing Lip Gloss ($22.00 for 0.25 oz.) is a very milky, creamy pale blue-pink that applies with some color coverage, but it has the translucent look of milkier lipglosses. It has a...

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